Youth, innovation, forward thinking, experimentality
The Emerging Creative Award is set up to discover creative practices on a global scale that embody both avant-garde experimental spirit and future artistic value. It focuses on innovative breakthroughs in ceramic art within contemporary contexts and promotes the creative transformation of traditional crafts into future artistic forms. Furthermore, it values creations that are "not fully recognized by existing evaluation systems".
Young, forward-looking creators (35 years old or younger) who are willing to creatively think outside the box and explore the boundaries of art with an experimental spirit.
1. The work must display immediate contemporary relevance and a pioneering spirit. It should break through the conventional framework of ceramic art creation and reflect philosophical and forward thinking in terms of conceptual innovation and form iteration. 2. Research, development, and innovation spirits are encouraged, including but not limited to the research and development of new ceramic materials, 3D printing, parametric design, and interaction with traditional crafts. The exploration of new paradigms is encouraged in the fields of form language, spatial narratives, or conceptual installations. 3. The work can ignite the contemporary energy of traditional materials through interdisciplinary interactions.
1.Cash reward: RMB 30,000 for each winner; 2.Creative residency: Six-month free residency at the Taoxichuan Art Studio (with workspace, basic facilities and materials provided); 3. Curated exhibition: The winning works will be selected for the Taoxichuan annual emerging artist group exhibition.
Note: Please make sure that the submitted works meet the criteria specified for the award applied for. Applicants should be at least 18 years old. The works can be created individually or collectively, with ceramics as the main medium. All submitted works should be original, and have never been publicly released in the last three years, used in other competitions, exhibited and commercially published on any platform. Adaptations, reproductions, or works that closely mimic existing concepts will not be accepted. Each "nominating committee member" can nominate 3 works, which will directly proceed to the re-evaluation stage.